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Romney’s verbal gaffes are plentiful. And often hilarious. If you really wanted to make the case that they show how “out of touch” Romney is with the average American, I wouldn’t dispute it.

I would say only that all these guys running for president are out of touch. Even though most brag about their humble beginnings, all now lead lives of privilege and comfort and come in contact with average Americans only when their water heaters give out. (And their spouses usually handle that.)

Sure they grip and grin on the rope lines with average Americans, but that lasts for about 2 seconds or however long it takes somebody to snap a cellphone picture.

If these guys did not live in a bubble before they entered politics, they certainly live in one now. And they have large staffs whose job it is to keep the candidate away from the public (and press) as much as possible unless the situation is highly controlled.

Still, Romney manages to screw up.

In December, at one of the innumerable Republican debates, Rick Perry accused Romney of having changed his position on something or other. Perry had about as much chance of getting the Republican nomination as getting Texas to secede from the Union and naming him king, but he got Romney’s goat nonetheless.

Grand, Mitt. Just grand. Remind everybody that $10,000 is chump change to you.

And who can forget Romney telling us that “corporations are people” or that he made “not very much” money in speaking fees in a year in which he made $374,000 in speaking fees. He wasn’t lying. It’s just that $374,000 wasn’t very much to him.

POLITICO’s Reid J. Epstein has assembled a delicious list of all these gaffes that is worth wandering through.

What it shows is a man totally sincere in his isolation from average Americans. Except for his blue jeans — which one comic says that he wears over his suit pants — Romney doesn’t pretend to be average. He is a highly successful businessman, and he is proud of it.

So when he recently listed some of the American-nameplate cars he has owned — a Ford, a Chevy, a Dodge — it was only natural that he include his wife’s vehicles. “Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs, actually,” he said.

Actually, she doesn’t do so simultaneously. One is at their La Jolla, Calif., home and one is at their Belmont, Mass., home.

But Romney is a car lover and so he goes down to the Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, and he gets asked if he is a NASCAR fan — note to Romney team: At least try to prep the guy for the obvious questions — and Romney replies honestly.

The same Santorum who warns that "Satan" is undermining America (in part by corrupt mainstream Protestanism) is the same retrograde:

Who condemns Obama's political policies as "phoney theology, NOT based on the Bible".

Who ordains that liberal views of Christianity are distortions of the creed.

Who blamed pedophile priests on "liberal influences".

Who warned that "radical feminists" were pitching that there should be equality for men AND WOMEN at the top in the workplace.

Who insists women are too incendiary "emotional" to be in combat.

Who decreed that McCain "has no religious views".

Who insists there is no right to privacy and denounced personal autonomy & libertarianism.

Who pledged in Oct. 2011--quote:: One of the the things I will talk about that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country. Many of the Christian faith have said, well that's okay, contraception is okay. It's not okay. It's a license to do things in the sexual realm contrary to how things are supposed to be."

Who told the Associated Press: "If the Supreme Court says you (Gays) have the right to consensual sex within your own homes, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery, you have the right to do anything."

Who is enraged that America would apologize to a Muslim for burning Korans.

Who mandates on environmental initiatives that are "Not based on the Bible": "I don't believe this is what we are here to do. We're not here to serve the earth. That is not the objective. Man is the objective."

"Gay on the Brain" Santorum on why he objects to Gay marriage: "So everybody has the right to be happy?"

Who has decreed that the "Pursuit of Happiness" in the Declaration of Independence is "harmful" to America and that it really translates "Doing what we ought, not as we want"--as arbitrated by Pope Rick.

Who asserts that the separation of church & state makes him "want to throw up".

Ditto: "The idea that THE CHURCH can have no influence or no involvement in the OPERATIONS of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives & vision of our country."

Clearly, 13th Century zealot Santorum would find Reagan's separation of Church & state speech equally as vomit making as JFK's.

Quote, Reagan: "We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are, and must remain, SEPARATE. All are free to believe or not to believe, all are free to practice a faith or not. At the same time that our Constitution prohibits state establishment of religion, it protects the free exercise of religion, it protects the free exercise of all religions...And walking that fine line requires government to be strictly neutral."

That's why Reagan won landslide elections across the board and why arbitrating fundamentalist Santorum will not win a general election--EVER.

Incidentally this is the same "core convictions" Santorum who voted "against my principles" because he was a "team player"--& now insists that the word that best describes him is "courage". No wonder this repugnant twerp was named "one of the three most corrupt senators in Washington" & was eviscerated in his last election by nearly 20 points--(& WEIRDLY has thought himself presidential fodder ever since).

Meanwhile, this country faces unsustainable fiscal collapse and the GOP is fighting for the hearts & minds of America. Notwithstanding, there are unhinged "conservative" grass roots yokels and their punditry talking heads who think Santorum is a good idea--i.e., a Beltway establisment hack determined to mire the Republican brand in the 13th Century.

Roger Simon's criticisms of "Mr. Bumble" and "Mr. Scary" leave out mention of "Mr. $6 Trillion." The Six Trillion Dollar Man, of course, is Barack Obama, during whose first term in office the federal debt will rise by about $6 trillion. Obama's gigantic borrowing with the U.S. federal government credit card is immensely more bumbly and scary than anything done by any of the GOP politicians who have run for the presidency this election season.

This is just another in what has been and will continue to be a long line of attempts by the left-wing partisan press to try to keep this miserable failure in office.

His failures have been so numerous and so dismal, that the partisans in the press realize that their only chance to get this turkey re-elected is to make the focus of the campaign the Republicans and keep Obama out of the news entirely.

They will not mention Obama, his many failures, or the dismal state of the economy right now. They will spend all their time doing nothing but slinging mud at the Republicans, just as "always-wrong-Roger" does in this article.

The best way to handle articles like this is to realize that the author is an enemy to Republicans, middle-class Americans, conservatives, Christians, Catholics, and those who believe in traditional American values. His only object is to get this socialist dictator re-elected so he can finish his job of destroying America.

This is just another in what has been and will continue to be a long line of attempts by the left-wing partisan press to try to keep this miserable failure in office.

His failures have been so numerous and so dismal, that the partisans in the press realize that their only chance to get this turkey re-elected is to make the focus of the campaign the Republicans and keep Obama out of the news entirely.

They will not mention Obama, his many failures, or the dismal state of the economy right now. They will spend all their time doing nothing but slinging mud at the Republicans, just as "always-wrong-Roger" does in this article.

The best way to handle articles like this is to realize that the author is an enemy to Republicans, middle-class Americans, conservatives, Christians, Catholics, and those who believe in traditional American values. His only object is to get this socialist dictator re-elected so he can finish his job of destroying America.

I'll take Mr. Bumble anyday compared to Mr. Freedom robber like Mr. Obama is. Mr. Freedom robber is now practicing his "political speak" on a daily basis now that he is on the campaign trail at the hardworking American taxpayers expense. Look at his $4,000,000 dollar vacation in Hawaii at Christmas. I suppose he hasen't heard their is a debt problem. It seems like he is either on vacation or on the campaign trail. So I hope Mr. Bumble beats Mr. Freedom robber in November and restores sanity to our government. Our country is really in trouble now both economically and morally. But I guess the writer of this story doesn't really care about taxpayers at all.

Mr. Simon's analysis is accurate but misleading. It leaves the impression that only Santorum is dangerous and scary. (We might add "hypocritical" to Santorum's list too: after graduating from college Santorum didn't leave but went back to college and after graduating again he went back yet again, collecting MBA and law degrees. He also sends his children to college; two presently are college-age and enrolled in colleges.)

But Romney is not some kind-hearted, good-natured, bumbling, naturally elitist rich uncle. Romney is the man who produced a 59-point economic plan he promised to install as president. His plan is more Republican redistribution of tax dollars and tax breaks to the richest Americans and biggest corporations. His detailed plan, in effect, promises greater income inequality in this country and more failed trickle-down economics. His plan would lead to a new explosion of deficit spending unless Romney whacks -- machete-like -- government programs that mainly help the elderly, poor, young and sick. Now for the really scary parts. Romney has flip-flopped on his plan by adding a 20% tax cut across the board. Such a plan implemented will be the biggest giveaway of tax dollars to the rich that our country has ever seen. It will be four times bigger than the reverse Robin Hood actions of Bush/Cheney and will grow our deficit and national debt exponentially. Yet Romney promises it won't -- that he will balance budgets. Either flip-flop, no-core Romney is only lying and he will do no such thing, or he plans to pay for his new giveaway to the richest by drastic cutting. (Goodbye Social Security; goodbye Medicare) Either way, Romney scares me because I can't trust what he says; he's liable to change his mind tomorrow and only his (Mormon) God knows which way he'll change it.

Roger Simon's criticisms of "Mr. Bumble" and "Mr. Scary" leave out mention of "Mr. $6 Trillion." The Six Trillion Dollar Man, of course, is Barack Obama, during whose first term in office the federal debt will rise by about $6 trillion. Obama's gigantic borrowing with the U.S. federal government credit card is immensely more bumbly and scary than anything done by any of the GOP politicians who have run for the presidency this election season.

Between the 'monumental fraud" and Mr. Bumble and Mr. Scary the country will sit out the general election with the turnout barely crossing the 40% line: No confidence. Anyone other than the two party anointed is shut out of the process. Boycott the election will become a popular idea.

To the pusillanimous Obama-Sycophant, bootlicking crowd of cheerleaders, everything is "scary"...even their own shadows. What do you expect of the Democrat party of "Mom Jeans" and feminized Democrat men.

Pretty revealing about the agenda of Politico and Simon, the "Chief Political Columnist Editor" working desperately at spinning negative against any opponent of Obama by trying to paint them as living a "life of privilege" and thinking that the American people are too stupid to quietly observe the Obama's taking over 16 "fabulous vacations" in 3 years, lavish parties, oh and Michelle just got back from Aspen, "dahling", a month after vacationing in Hawaii.

Hate to break it to you Democrat Operatives running Politico (you know who you are, and so does everyone else), but the American people are far better informed than you think. Keep thinking otherwise to the peril of your future electoral fortunes. "Anybody but Obama" is quickly morphing into "anybody but a Democrat".

Obama just lost the military vote, though in truth he never had it. What with his plan of attacking military health care benefits to try to force them into ObamaCare while leaving government union workers untouched and giving thousands of waivers to unions and other buddies of Obama and the rat party. That's not gonna fly and I think even Dems know it. With millions of military families and extended families and retirees and their friends and family, this will turn into a tsunami against anyone voting in favor of such blatant favoritism and injustice.

"Mr. Bumble" and "Mr. Scary." That's a pretty apt description and pretty much describes them both. But I did learn about Ann's Cadillacs. I now know that she keeps one of them in their "home" state of Massachusetts and one in their "home" state of California. Just wonder what she drives in the other "home" states of Utah, New Hampshire, and Michigan--and the Cayman Islands?

Revealing, isn't it. Simon loves to paint others as "Mr. Bumbles" but remains sullenly silent on Obama thinking the are 57 states or pronouncing "Marine Corps" as "Marine Corpse". Not to mention Obama is terrified to release his academic records.

Let's start the list here of Obumbles stupid gaffs, shall we? Or does that run counter the the Politico agenda of trying to get Obama re-elected instead of FAIR and BALANCED reporting?

Why is the fact that Romney's wife owns 2 Caddy's such a big issue. I'm sure the voters in Michigan would prefer that to them owning a couple of Mercedes Benz cars, which they could easily afford. I'm sure if I were to check out the parking lot at Politico Headquarters 90% of the cars there would be of foreign origin. What kind of car does the sanctimonious journolister Roger Simon drive? Probably a BMW, but he only owns one, the other is a Lexus?

First off, it's a sad day indeed when we see our society back-sliding as much as it has when a religious extremist is considered as a potential in any political race, much less the race for the office of the president. The fact of the matter is that we have the best politicians money can buy. And honestly, when we have an average voter turn out of less than 40% in presidential elections we get the government we deserve.

I hate to bag on America but it's time for us to stop being lazy and involve ourselves in the political process to make an actual change; not just stand across the aisle and shout missives at one another. Maybe if we started to actually have some respect for the offices that these people hold (not the people just the office) then things might change. When was the last time you saw anyone in the media, or a Republican refer to him as "President Obama"? I know many do not like the man, but at least show him the respect of the office and refer to him as such.

Either way, we have no one in place to take an honest lead in this country and it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better (hopefully)...